A tourist (1st, R) poses with a performer at the Tianjin North Railway Station in north China’s Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)
The Tianjin Fantasy Express has begun a scheduled round-trip service between Tianjin North Railway Station and Beijing Railway Station since Thursday. The line features 10 distinctively themed carriages integrating art performances, cultural presentations and intangible cultural heritage experience.
A staff member hands a commemorative ticket to a passenger at the Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)Tourists pose with a billboard at the Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)Tourists learn about intangible cultural heritage on a themed train running from Beijing Railway Station to Tianjin North Railway Station, Jan. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)A tourist wearing Hanfu, a traditional Chinese attire, poses on a themed train running from Beijing Railway Station to Tianjin North Railway Station, Jan. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)Tourists are seen on a themed train running from Beijing Railway Station to Tianjin North Railway Station, Jan. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)A tourist takes photos on a themed train running from Beijing Railway Station to Tianjin North Railway Station, Jan. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)A tourist (R) interacts with a performer on a themed train running from Beijing Railway Station to Tianjin North Railway Station, Jan. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)Tourists purchase commemorative envelopes and postcards on a themed train running from Tianjin North Railway Station to Beijing Railway Station, Jan. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance,
a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went
back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016,
working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
